Kate's new furry friends: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, strokes the 1st Battalion Irish Guards' regimental mascot, Domhnall, before presenting him with a shamrock at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Aldershot, Ireland. The Irish wolfhound naturally responded with a shamrock shake. less

Kate's new furry friends: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, strokes the 1st Battalion Irish Guards' regimental mascot, Domhnall, before presenting him with a shamrock at the St. Patrick's Day parade in ... more

Wrap session: A conservator cleans a female mummy dated to Pharaonic late period (712-323 BC) in the conservation center of Egypt's Grand Museum. Egypt’s antiquities minister says construction has begun on the main hall of a massive new museum by the Pyramids, the final phase of a complex that's expected to house 100,000 ancient artifacts. less

Wrap session: A conservator cleans a female mummy dated to Pharaonic late period (712-323 BC) in the conservation center of Egypt's Grand Museum. Egypt’s antiquities minister says construction has begun on ... more

Like a torpedo with a beak, a Gentoo penguin courses through its pool at the Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich.

Like a torpedo with a beak, a Gentoo penguin courses through its pool at the Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich.

Photo: Nicolas Armer, AFP/Getty Images

Like a torpedo with a beak, a Gentoo penguin courses through its... Photo-6037446.82221 - Connecticut Post

Image 10 of 16

Whoopee Russians: Russian Black Sea fleet dancers and musicians perform for a pro-Russian crowd at Lenin's Square in Simferopol, Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty to annex Crimea. less

Whoopee Russians: Russian Black Sea fleet dancers and musicians perform for a pro-Russian crowd at Lenin's Square in Simferopol, Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty to annex ... more

Exploration is serious business: With nary a laugh or even a chuckle, a baby spotted hyena explores the Animal Garden in Szeged, Hungary, under the watchful eye of its mother.

Exploration is serious business: With nary a laugh or even a chuckle, a baby spotted hyena explores the Animal Garden in Szeged, Hungary, under the watchful eye of its mother.

Photo: Csaba Segesvari, AFP/Getty Images

Exploration is serious business: With nary a laugh or even a... Photo-6037451.82221 - Connecticut Post

Image 12 of 16

The Monkey Head: An image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 24th year in orbit shows the Monkey Head Nebula, or NGC2174. The colorful region is filled with young stars embedded within bright wisps of cosmic gas and dust. less

The Monkey Head: An image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 24th year in orbit shows the Monkey Head Nebula, or NGC2174. The colorful region is filled with young stars embedded ... more

Photo: Nasa, AFP/Getty Images

The Monkey Head: An image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space... Photo-6037479.82221 - Connecticut Post

Image 13 of 16

Partying for Purim: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate Purim in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem. The carnival-like holiday is marked by parades, costume parties and drinking wine to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from a Persian plot to exterminate them 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. less

Partying for Purim: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men celebrate Purim in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem. The carnival-like holiday is marked by parades, costume parties and drinking wine to commemorate the ... more